[V8] P/S, hydraulic pump leaks

[D Morralee]

oh the Audi Purest aren't going to be happy about us talking about substitution of Pentosin for ATF ( Mobil STN 13M ) 

 

My winter car, 87 Audi 5000qt  is going on it's 8th year with ATF . 

 

superdave 

93 v8 4.2 
 
> To: dsaad at icehouse.net; V8 at AUDIFANS.COM
> Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:28:52 -0400
> From: bblake1055 at aol.com
> Subject: Re: [V8] P/S, hydraulic pump leaks
> 
> Mobil 1 DTE 13M? I purchased 5 gallons for about $70.00 3 years ago.? I have not seen any difference and I ran it all winter (Richmond, Virginia).? Temperatures don't seem to be a problem here.
> 
> 91 V8
> 92 V8
> 93 V8
> 93 V8 5 -spd
> 
> Bob Blake
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Saad <dsaad at icehouse.net>
> To: V8 LIST <V8 at AUDIFANS.COM>
> Sent: Sun, Jun 14, 2009 8:19 pm
> Subject: Re: [V8] P/S, hydraulic pump leaks
> 
> 
> 
> If you are low miles, I might guess the pump is not leaking (at least 
> badly) but the hose crimps are starting to leak. The one place you 
> can put a hose clamp is the (pump supply) hose at the bottom of the 
> oil tank. The OEM clamps are not much good after the hose ages for a 
> few decades. The next most popular leak is probably a hose crimp. 
> Again, the hoses tend to shrink I guess with age and the crimped 
> fittings start to fail. In that case, you are probably best off to 
> remove them all and send to Spokane Hose for rebuild. This is a 
> pretty cheap option but a lot of work. If you do go this route, many 
> of us have switched to either Chevron RYKON 32 or another Mobile oil I 
> can not remember now, in place of the pentosin. You get 5 gallons for 
> the price of about two pints of Pentosin so you can really flush out 
> the system - which will help prolong the life of the rack seals.
> The only negative would be if you live in an extremely cold climate. 
> In that case, you could probably use Chevron RYKON 16 instead.
> I went the extra step at this point and replaced the rack boot and 
> added an oil filter in the rack return line to try to preserve the 
> life of the rack. So far so good - my rack is dry at about 150K miles.
> 
> 
> Dave
> 
> 
> On Jun 14, 2009, at 1:35 PM, bkrussow at comcast.net wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> > Some background, 1990 V8q, 71k miles. Not many miles but still 
> > pushing 20 years old. Here is the problem I need the collectives 
> > help with.
> >
> >
> >
> > The P/S--Hydraulic pump is leaking, No visible leaks at or around 
> > the hoses never been touched since Hans torqued them on in DE. No 
> > leaks from the 3 screw caps I can see. I think it may be leaking 
> > from the shaft seal, down to the A/C compressor, to the ground or 
> > blown back to the exhaust and then smokes comes out the lt frt . The 
> > serpentine belt is wet with the oil.
> >
> >
> >
> > Of the repair options out there, which one you lean towards,
> >
> > 1. Buy a rebuilt from local parts store
> >
> > 2. Re-seal this one and hope it works, ( if its the shaft
> seal is 
> > that part of the kit )
> >
> > 3. Send this pump out to a authorized ZF rebuilder
> >
> > 4. Trade the V8 in on a Peogout, since after Lemans, ALL IS LOST
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks, Bob
> > _______________________________________________
> > Audifans V8 mailing list
> > Send posts to: mailto:V8 at audifans.com
> > Manage your list connection: http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/v8
> >
> > You can help keep the audifans site running by shopping at 
> http://audifans.com/shop/
> >
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Audifans V8 mailing list
> Send posts to: mailto:V8 at audifans.com
> Manage your list connection: http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/v8
> 
> You can help keep the audifans site running by shopping at http://audifans.com/shop/
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Audifans V8 mailing list
> Send posts to: mailto:V8 at audifans.com
> Manage your list connection: http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/v8
> 
> You can help keep the audifans site running by shopping at http://audifans.com/shop/
> 

_________________________________________________________________
Attention all humans. We are your photos. Free us.
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9666046